A Family Firm with Respect for Tradition - Up to the turn of the last century, many professioanl artists prepared their own canvases. As more and more amateurs took up the brush, the demand for canvas prepared by traditional methods grew. In 1906, close to the River Leie and in the middle of the Flax District, Victor Claessens founded a company to produce top quality artist's canvas. To that end he refined the tried and tested methods that had been passed down from generation to generation. Almost a century later, Claessens NV is still operationg in the original buildings in Waregem. The descendants of Victor Claessens have made conscious choice to keep a small scale approach to production and to honor the traditional methods for treating artist's canvas. Nowadays much of the work is done by machine, but the core of the production has remained unchanged. This respect for tradition and experience has made Claessens a household name amongst artists, stretching far beyond the borders of Europe.
Economy Linen - Universal Priming
100% Primed Linen 152.4cm wide
12yd Roll - 10.97mt
$530.00
No.9 Claessens Primed Linen
Oil Primed
an economical linen with a fine to medium surface
for fine detail painting
210cm wide, 10mt Roll
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$1040.00
No.13 Claessens Primed Linen
Oil Primed
very fine texture, closely woven
smooth surface
210cm wide, 10mt Roll
$1650.00
No.15 Claessens Primed Linen
Oil Primed
medium surface all-purpose for landscape, abstract, portraits etc.
210cm wide, 10mt Roll
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$1200.00
No.18 Claessens Primed Linen
Oil Primed
medium surface with slightlz closer weave than No.15.
210cm wide, 10mt Roll
$1140.00
No.64 Claessens Primed Linen
Oil Primed
medium texture, between No.66 & No.68.
210cm wide, 10mt Roll
$995.00
No.66 Claessens Primed Linen
Oil Primed
smooth to medium surface & close weave
Slub free surface
210cm wide, 10mt Roll
$1175.00
No.68 Claessens Primed Linen
Oil Primed
very pronounced texture & weave
ideal for heavy impasto work
210cm wide, 10mt Roll
$1380.00
No.70 Claessens Primed Linen
Oil Primed
medium to strong surface weave
Economical
210cm wide, 10mt Roll
$920.00
No.66AC Claessens Primed Linen
Acrylic Primed
smooth to medium surface & close weave
Slub free surface
210cm wide, 10mt Roll
$1175.00
No.166 Claessens Primed Linen
Universal Primed
fine to medium surface
suitable for oils & acrylics
210cm wide, 10mt Roll
$1140.00
No.170 Claessens Primed Linen
Universal Primed similar to No.166 with a more open weave
210cm wide, 10mt Roll
$920.00
Economy Linen Unprimed Claessens
A good quality medium textured linen of Eastern European origins.
100% Unprimed Linen 152.4cm wide, 12yd - 10.97mt
$402.00
H863 Belgian Unprimed Linen Claessens
Amedium textured linen with a strong close weave.
$0
No.13 Unprimed Linens Claessens
No.13 very fine texture, closely woven, smooth surface.
210cm wide x 10mt Roll
$1098.00
No.66 Unprimed Linens Claessens
No.66 smooth to medium surface and close weave. Slub free surface.
210cm wide x 10mt Roll
$740.00
No.68 Unprimed Linens Claessens
No.68 very pronounced texture and weave. Ideal for heavy impasto work.